Last Fall Apple released the Aluminum Unibody Macbook and left the low end white cheap Macbook wanting. This year Apple decided to revamp the entry level laptop by redesigning the shell using the same technology that made the Aluminum Unibody Macbooks a success.
Included with the new unibody construction is the following:
- the thinner, lighter, more rigid construction
- a new built-in battery that lasts much longer
- the removal of all flaps and levers and covers (it now takes a screwdriver to open the back panel)
- a new multitouch glass trackpad
- new Mini DisplayPort video output (rather than mini-DVI)
- combined audio input and output ports (rather than separate audio in and out jacks)
Although we had hoped for a lower price point it seems Apple is content with the $999 price-tag.
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of $250.
